Complete mitogenome of the Painted Jezebel, Delias hyparete Linnaeus （Lepidoptera： Pieridae） and its comparison with other butterfly species  

作　　者：Qinghui SHI Jing XIA Xiaoyan SUN Jiasheng HAO Qun YANG 

机构地区：[1]College of Life Sciences,Anhui Normal University,Wuhu 241000,China [2]Nanjing Institute of Paeleontology and Stratigraphy,the Chinese Academy of Sciences,Nanfing 210008,China

出　　处：《Zoological Research》2012年第6期I0049-I0058,共10页动物学研究（英文）

基　　金：Foundation items： This work was supported by the National Science Foundation of China （Grant No.41172004）, the CAS/SAFEA International Partnership Program for Creative Research Teams, Chinese Academy of Sciences （Grant No. KZCX22YW2JC104）, and the Opening Funds from the State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences （Grant No. 104143）

摘　　要：In the present study, we report the first complete mitochondrial genome （mitogenome） of the Painted Jezebel, Delias hyparete. The mitogenome ofDelias hyparete is 15 186 bp in length, and has typical sets of 37 genes： 13 protein-coding genes （PCGs）, 2 ribosomal RNAs, 22 transfer RNAs and a non-coding A＋T-rich region. All protein-coding genes are initiated by ATN codons, except for C01, which is tentatively designated by the CGA codon, as observed in other butterfly species. A total of 10 PCGs harbored the complete termination codon TAA or TAG; while the C01, C011and ND5 genes ended at a single T residue. All 22 tRNA genes show typical clover structures, with the exception of the tRNAser（AGn） which lacks the dihydrouridine （DHU） stem and is instead replaced by a simple loop. Thirteen intergenic spacers totaling 153 bp, and 13 overlapping regions totaling 46 bp are scattered throughout the whole genome. The 377 bp long olD. hyparete A＋T-rich region is not comprised of large repetitive sequences, but harbors several features characteristic of the lepidopteran insects, including the motif ATAGA followed by an 18 bp poly-T stretch, a microsatellite-like （AT）s element preceded by the ATTTA motif, an 10 bp polyA-like stretch （AAAAATAAAA） present immediately upstream tRNAMet.In the present study, we report the first complete mitochondrial genome （mitogenome） of the Painted Jezebel, Delias hyparete. The mitogenome ofDelias hyparete is 15 186 bp in length, and has typical sets of 37 genes： 13 protein-coding genes （PCGs）, 2 ribosomal RNAs, 22 transfer RNAs and a non-coding A＋T-rich region. All protein-coding genes are initiated by ATN codons, except for C01, which is tentatively designated by the CGA codon, as observed in other butterfly species. A total of 10 PCGs harbored the complete termination codon TAA or TAG; while the C01, C011and ND5 genes ended at a single T residue. All 22 tRNA genes show typical clover structures, with the exception of the tRNAser（AGn） which lacks the dihydrouridine （DHU） stem and is instead replaced by a simple loop. Thirteen intergenic spacers totaling 153 bp, and 13 overlapping regions totaling 46 bp are scattered throughout the whole genome. The 377 bp long olD. hyparete A＋T-rich region is not comprised of large repetitive sequences, but harbors several features characteristic of the lepidopteran insects, including the motif ATAGA followed by an 18 bp poly-T stretch, a microsatellite-like （AT）s element preceded by the ATTTA motif, an 10 bp polyA-like stretch （AAAAATAAAA） present immediately upstream tRNAMet.

关 键 词：LEPIDOPTERA PIERIDAE Delias hyparete Mitochondrial genome 

分 类 号：Q969.42[生物学—昆虫学] S511[农业科学—作物学]